Who's the masked guy in a suit putting on mesmerizing smoke shows on LA streets?
LOS ANGELES -- Butch Locsin's two-car garage is full of skulls. Thirty-nine skulls to be exact.
They're not real skulls; they're masterfully sculpted, intricately painted styrofoam masks. When he places one over his head, he transforms into his alter ego: the Skeleton of Color.
Locsin uses the masks during his hypnotic street performances when he dresses up in vibrant three-piece suits and sets off dozens of smoke grenades, swirling clouds of color around himself. He'll march forward in glittery, silver loafers, lunging to the ground and spinning around. When he emerges from the smoke, he looks triumphant.
The Skeleton of Color lets Locsin express himself in a way the "typical Butch" can't. "The masks empower me," he said. "When I put them on and all eyes are on me, it just gives me this confidence, this rush."
Locsin has performed all around the world, from, and , and garnered roughly 250,000 followers each on and .
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